TRENTON — Just a day after a potential jury was selected in Trenton Mayor Tony F. Mack’s corruption trial, news began to spread throughout the city with the names of potential witnesses that may appear on the witness stand.

Forty-one names appear on the witness list, several are known locally, who may be called to testify in federal court. The list includes five FBI agents and two private investigators.

The witness list was presented by the government and the defense Monday to see if any of the potential jurors were familiar with them. It is unclear on what names the defense or the government submitted for review.

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Mayor Mack’s attorney Mark Davis admitted that the defense submitted Walter Denson’s name to the list. Denson is now the director of Housing and Economic Development.

Also mentioned on the list is Joseph Chiarello, who owns Trenton Joe & Son, a T-shirt design company in Ewing. Chiarello’s company received a city contract worth $17,000 for making T-shirts for a litter march.

Reached at his business Tuesday, an angry Chiarello responded, “I don’t know anything about that,” Chiarello said. “I don’t want to be involved with that mess.”

Chiarello’s company was named as a location in the potential witness list. His company’s name was also listed in FBI’s search warrant in 2012.

In November 2012, a $600 catering contract was awarded to Trenton’s Famous Shrimp Boat for a recreation department Thanksgiving dinner. The invoice came out of the mayor’s expense account. Mayoral aide Anthony Roberts signed the purchase order, documents show.

Leroy McKitchen, owner of Shrimp Boat, was shocked to learn that his name was on the list yesterday.

“Really?” he asked.” If I’m called to testify, I will tell the truth.”

McKitchen said he was the lowest bidder on the contract. It was the first time he ever done any business with City Hall.

“It took me three months to get paid for those services,” he said.

McKitchen, who has owned the soul food restaurant for the last 54 years, said that before Mayor Mack was arrested and charged with corruption charges, the mayor would have lunch at his downtown business once a month.

Shrimp Boat is directly across from City Hall located at 312 E. State Street McKitchen said that he was interviewed by FBI agents two years ago. “The FBI came to my Ewing house and asked me questions.”

When asked if he thought the defense or the government submitted his name, McKitchen said. “I don’t know.”

McKitchen is the uncle of Marc McKitchen, who served as the mayor’s law director before resigning after a dispute with Mayor Mack.

Marc McKithchen’s name is not listed on the potential witness list. He is now working in the city’s law department.

Other names on the list include Garland Barber, a public works employee, said he was shocked to learn that his name was on the potential witness list.

“I don’t know what is going on,” Barber said. “This is my first time hearing of this.”

Asked if he was approached by the FBI or defense attorneys, he said. “No,” before hanging up the phone.

Barber worked for the city in the previous administration. Other city employees appearing on the list is Rodney Washington and Terrance Bailey, both are waterworks employees. Washington and Bailey were both hired shortly after Mayor Mack was elected in July 2010.

Former Mayor Douglas Palmer’s name also appears on the potential witness list.

Davis said the names on the list doesn’t necessitate everyone will testify.

“Some of the names on the list because jurors will hear their voices on the recordings.”

Davis said that opening arguments may start as early as Thursday. “Assuming all of the jurors return, the judge will swear them in on Thursday.”

The trial is expected to last over a month. The government has requested three weeks to present its case. Davis said he only needs a week to present his case. The government will present its case first.